No matter, the detailed incident at hand is unsettling and something Syracuse athletics is no doubt looking at right now. Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim hasn't spoken on the record about Melo's current ordeal, which is no surprise, considering it's an ongoing legal mater.

The outcome of Melo's case could eventually have an effect on the sophomore center's situation with the basketball team, but we may not have an answer on that for a few more weeks, or longer, depending on what the courts decide and then what Boeheim does afterward.